The Pakistan's Poverty Reduction Strategy and the Draft Medium Term Development Framework recognize that the most … these objectives can be made operational by examining the characteristics of the labour market in Pakistan. The first part … played a vital if not a decisive role in influencing poverty levels in Pakistan. The second part of the paper reviews the …

The role of women in African economies is more emphasised in recent years by ensuring gender equality and women … empowerment. But the fact remains as women have less access to resources, education and health facilities in most of the … developing countries. Greater participation of women in economic activities is the major concern of most of the countries in …

The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women and their empowerment in terms of various indicators … obtained from various sources. The study reveals that development process in the state is not gender neutral; women enjoy quite … inferior status as compared to the average women in India. Percentage of women in the government services and their political …

The process of development in the developing countries had, by and large, marginalised women and deprived them of the …’. The last century was however marked by a remarkable though gradual shift in the way women were perceived within the … policy approaches was informed by changing perceptions about women and their relationship with development. A significant …

The concept of women empowerment was the outcome of several important critiques and debates generated by the women … to make any significant dent in the status of women. The failure was ascribed to the adaptation and the application of … institutions (such as the World Bank and the UN) unfortunately is that economic empowerment automatically converts to women …

Pakistan. Empirical results reveal that consciousness of women about their rights, economic empowerment of women and women …Women empowerment has attracted the attention of researchers as an active area of research since 1980s. It can be … investigate how consciousness /sensitization of women about their rights, economic empowerment of women and women’s overall …

Tamil Nadu in India has a glorious tradition of recognizing the importance of empowering women over several centuries … enrollment, female life expectancy, and women’s access to basic amenities. The maternal mortality rates and total fertility rates … are also lower than the national average. In terms of political participation, women are faring reasonably well. While the …

The present paper seeks to dissect the significance of micro-credit in empowering women. It starts with a brief … self-sustainability paradigm. Though some evaluations paint a positive picture of the impact of credit programs on women …

agricultural production, livelihood through remittances and also the empowerment of women left behind at place of origin. It was … increasing agricultural production. Level of women employment has increased on migrant households, particularly on poor … households; however, work load of women has also increased. It has been observed that role of women of migrant households changed …